PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Microcurrent Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulator, Reduced Affect Display, Mass Media
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Psychopaths commit a disproportionate amount of violence in institutions and in the community: more likely to reoffend than other offenders, resistant to treatment strategies. Concept of mental disorders presupposes that it"s possible to discriminate bw normal and abnormal behaviour. Diagnostic tool for outside na = who"s international statistical classification of diseases. Criticisms for dsm4: construct validity in diagnostic categories and symptoms, reliability in diagnostic categories and symptoms. How were the symptoms for these disorders selected: lacks a strong empirical basis, places emphasis on the existence of symptoms. Doesn"t look at possible reasons/causes for the symptoms. Supports one singular theory: reductionist bias if you have a disorder, you"re abnormal, if you don"t have a disorder, you"re normal. Impact of a symptom will vary across diagnosing mental disorders in na, so there are diff levels of impairment in the dimensional approach. Many of those who are incarcerated experience serious mental disorders: possible reasons why:
